harmlessly
Example Sentences
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Although ESBL- and CRE-producing bacteria often live harmlessly in the human gut, they can cause severe illness if they enter the urinary tract or bloodstream.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
The early human-leopard cat relationship was essentially "commensal" where two species live alongside each other harmlessly, said Prof Shu-Jin Luo of Peking University in Beijing.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Or a flock of seagulls harmlessly splashing windshields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
"With better data, we'll know whether it's going to strike us or simply pass us by, completely harmlessly."
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2025
Arrows came whistling in, but struck the northern wall, and fell harmlessly to the floor.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
